Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. at Yazoo Mills, Incorporated
Start: 12/2/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211210368 · 12/2/2021 · Yazoo Mills, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Sanders-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Yazoo Mills, Incorporated
Location: 305 Commerce Street, NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, 17350
NAICS: 322214
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using sandpaper to sand a mandrel on a re-cutter. The sandpaper snagged on the mandrel and pulled the employee's gloved right hand into the machine. The hand was amputated and the skin was torn off up to the elbow.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown